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PhD, psychologist and sociologist; free consultant and former senior researcher at the German Youth
Institute (DJI) and responsible for international research co-operation (retired since 2008).
1994 - 2009: Professor and coordinator of the “Youth Programme) at the Latin American Faculty of
Social Sciences (FLACSO), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lecturer at the Free University Berlin (until
2006) and at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2005; 2006 and 2009). Lecturer at the Ludwig
Maximilian University Munich (2007 - 2009).
Comparative analysis on life conditions of young people and youth transitions in European modern
and post-modern societies. Youth transitions into adult life and processes of social inclusion,
disadvantage and vulnerability of young people in a globalised world. Theoretical and empirical work
on young migrants and ethnic minority groups in Germany and other EU- member states; youth and
youth policies in Europe and Latin America. Methods of comparative quantitative and qualitative
youth research (trans-national and cross-cultural research)
Participant of several European comparative research projects like: “Youth and Housing in Germany
and Europe” (1998-1999); TSER- Project: “Misleading trajectories? An Evaluation of the Unintended
Effects of Labour Market Integration Policies for Young Adults in Europe” (4th framework
programme of the European Commission) (2000 -2001); “Study on the State of Young People and
Youth Policy in Europe” (IARD- Study, 2000-2001);”Youth Policy and Participation. Potentials of
Participation and Informal Learning for the Transition of Young People to the Labour Market. A
Comparison in Ten European Regions” (5th Framework Programme of the European Commission, Key
Action “Improving the Socio-Economic Knowledge Base”). Chair of the scientific advisory board of
the project (2001-2004). Research project: “Families and Transitions in Europe” (5th Framework
Programme of the European Commission Key Action “Improving the Socio-Economic Knowledge
Base”). “Youth-Actor of Social Change (Up2Youth)”. (6th Framework Programme of the European
Commission) (2006 – 2009).
Bendit, René/ Hahn, Marina/ Miranda, Ana (Comp.) (2008): Los Jóvenes y el futuro. Procesos
de inclusión social y patrones de vulnerabilidad en un mundo globalizado. Ed. Prometeo, Buenos
Aires
Bendit, René/ Hahn, Marina/ Miranda, Ana (2008): Creciendo en un contexto de cambio y
globalización. En: Los Jóvenes y el futuro. Procesos de inclusión social y patrones de vulnerabilidad
en un mundo globalizado. Ed. Prometeo, Buenos Aires, p. 13 – 30
Bendit, René &, Hahn- Bleibtreu, Marina (Eds.) (2008): Youth Transitions. Processes of
social inclusion and patterns of vulnerability in a globalised world. Barbara Budrich Publishers.
Opladen & Farmington Hills
Bendit, René (2008): Growing Up in the Context of Globalization and Social Change: Present
and Future of Youth Challenges for Youth Research and Youth Policies. En: Bendit, René/ Hahn-
Bleibtreu, Marina (Eds.) (2008): Youth Transitions. Processes of social inclusion and patterns of
vulnerability in a globalised world. Barbara Budrich Publishers. Opladen & Farmington Hills, p. 27-
40
Bendit, René (2008): Approche comparative des professionnels de jeunesse en Europe, étude
de L´IARD. En: Annie Oberti – Institu national de la jeunesse et de l´education populaire (ed.):
Professionnels de jeunesse et d´éducation non formelle. Colloques, travaux & séminaires. Actes du
colloque a Marly le Roi, le 29, 30 novembre et 1er. décembre 2006, p. 44-53
Bendit, René (2008): Looking to the future: Some New Perspectives for Youth Research and
Knowledge Based Youth Policy. En: Bendit, René/ Hahn- Bleibtreu, Marina (Eds.) (2008): Youth
Transitions. Processes of social inclusion and patterns of vulnerability in a globalised world. Barbara
Budrich Publishers. Opladen & Farmington Hills, p.359 - 371
Plug, W./ Kieley, E./Hein, K./Ferreira, V./Bendit, R./du Bois- Reymond/ Machado Pais, J.:
Modernised Transitions and Disadvantage Policies: Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland and Migrant Youth
in Germany. In: Walther, A./ Stauber, B. et al (eds.): Misleading Trajectories. Integration Policies for
Young Adults in Europe? (an EGRIS Publication). Leske + Budrich. Opladen 2002, S.94-115
Wallace, Claire & Bendit, René (2009): Youth Policies in Europe. Towards a
classification of different tendencies in youth policies in the European Union. In: Journal of
Social Policy, June 2009